Here’s Wishing Everyone a Lovely Holiday! I’ll speak with you the latter part of this month.
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Author: Victoria Sutton, MS Psychology
Depression and Early Treatment
It’s vital that members of society with mild depression enter therapy as quickly as possible to reduce/eliminate symptoms. Left untreated (or delaying treatment), the condition can exacerbate, leading to severe depression, and then a breakdown of neurotransmitters. Another reason for early therapy is because Depression Increases Heart Failure by 40%.
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New Blog Features
I’ve updated my blog with a new Gravatar, and by including additional page tabs—“Lectures”, “Stress Management”, and “Inspirational”. These videos consist of discussions by leading experts within the psychological/neuroscience community; beautiful, peaceful images, and music to calm the soul. Newer videos will get added over the course of each month.
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Metabolic Difficulties and Sleep Loss
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (2014) reported, “An increasing number of epidemiological studies show an association between short sleep duration, sleep disturbances, and circadian desynchronisation of sleep with adverse metabolic traits, in particular obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.” You can read the summary titled, The Metabolic Burden of Sleep Loss.
Reference
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. (2014). The Metabolic Burden of Sleep Loss. The Lancet.
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Diabetes and Food Selections
If you have loved ones with diabetes, please share the following article with them: 9 of the Best Foods for Diabetics. The mentioned foods can lower blood pressure and blood sugar levels, encourage weight reduction, provide necessary vitamins, and a lot more.
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Internet Addiction, Psychiatric Disorders
The Journal of the European Psychiatric Association has an abstract titled, The Association Between Internet Addiction and Psychiatric Disorder: A Review of the Literature.
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Long-Term Solutions for Teenagers with Advanced Mental Health Problems
FamilyFirstAid.org has a wealth of information for parents with teenagers facing challenging issues. What is a Residential Treatment Center? is one example of articles provided by these experts.
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Aristotle – Forming the Psychological Discipline
Aristotle was a huge contributor to the world of psychology. The following resource explains why:
[Video] Aristotle the Psychologist
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It’s Time to Celebrate
Have a Beautiful Holiday Everyone!
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Novels, Imagery – Cognitive and Life Advantages
There are several positive aspects to bring forward about imagination. Let’s begin.
- Reading Novels. Visualizing the characters, settings, action taking place, and becoming engrossed with the story are what a fine novel should produce in readers. The more novels we read, the better our lives. To prove my point, you can learn more about the benefits of reading fiction via Short – and Long-Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain. Let’s add other dimensions about reading fiction. Writer Neil Gaiman provided a beautiful article last year for The Guardian titled, Why Our Future Depends on Libraries, Reading and Daydreaming.
- Radio Dramas. Imagination. The subject got me thinking about the generations of people who were alive before television was invented. They listened to radio dramas, became accustomed to visualizing, got involved with the plight of the characters, and listened everyday to those programs.
Audio books, and the following resources, are fun and relaxing activities to improve this important cognitive function.
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